The Economic Survey 2017-18 which was presented in Parliament by Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley on Monday said that there was an increase in the number of taxpayers post-demonetization.” Taking seasonality into account it is found that there is a 0.8 per cent monthly trend increase in new tax filers (annual growth of 10 per cent),”

Home-bred handset maker Intex expects to post 40 per cent growth and Rs 140 crore in revenues from its accessories business a segment that is presently dominated by unbranded products. The city-based company currently manufactures certain products in accessories category like power banks and chargers at its facility in Baddi, HP. “Our accessories business has

Apple announced cash holdings of $256.8 billion (£198 billion) and a rise in revenue yesterday, despite experiencing a drop in sales. Apple reported $52.9 billion in revenue this quarter, lower than the Thomson Reuters estimate of $53.02 billion, causing its stock to drop 1.5 percent following the reportThe firm has been able to avoid US

Finance Ministry simplifies Budget rules Chandigarh: The UT Finance Department is relieved with the decision of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, to abolish the Plan and Non-Plan heads while drafting the Budget. This simplifies the Budget rules, said UT Finance Secretary Sarvjit Singh. He said the directive was received recently from the Ministry

New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday underlined the need for the Indian Railways to look beyond traditional sources of revenue. Prabhu said advertisements could be a big source of revenue for the railways and added that new equity models between the central government, state government and the private sector were being worked out

New York: Social media giant Facebook scored big in the third quarter of this year, reporting $7.01 billion in revenue and its daily active users (DAUs) stood at 1.18 billion on average as of September 2016, an increase of 17 per cent year-on-year. Mobile advertising revenue represented approximately 84 per cent of advertising revenue for

Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday issued notice of contempt to Punjab Revenue and Rehabilitation Secretary Karan Bir Singh for October 21 in a contempt petition filed by Jasbir Kaur, wife of Major Kanwaljit Singh, Sharuya Chakra, who was taken by Pakistan Army in its custody during 1971 war, according to Army records.

Ludhiana: City’s railway station is one of the biggest junctions in the Northern Railways, as it brings maximum revenue in the region, but has meager facilities as compared to other railway stations of region. Around one lakh passengers including migrants commute from Ludhiana railway station to the various destinations of the country. As a result, the

Amritsar: Punjab Revenue and Public Relations Minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia said that the moment when Delhi Former Minister Kejriwal entered in the court before judge is the victory moment not only for me and my family but for the entire Punjabi community. Numbers of youth spontaneously gathered outside the court complex here Majithia, registered his

Mohali: Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Punjab, Bikram Singh Majithia accompanied by Punjab agriculture minister, Tota Singh inaugurated 10 MW solar rooftop power plant in Mohali, on Wednesday. The 10 MW solar rooftop projects spread across eight locations in the state of Punjab. The electricity generated by the plant will be sold to Punjab

Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) general secretary and Revenue minister Bikram Singh Majithia today asked Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to worry about himself rather than build castles in the air as to what he would do to others if he ever came to power in Punjab. “Your days

Chandigarh: Nine District Revenue Officers (DROs) and four Land Acquisition Officers (LAOs) were transferred by Haryana Government, on Thursday. While providing the details, Government spokesperson said that Ram Singh, DRO, Palwal has been posted as DRO, Bhiwani against a vacant post whereas, LAO Urban Estate, Hisar, Satish Kumar Yadav goes as DRO Gurgaon against a